New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) ISRO is working with Minstry of Urban Development for enabling preparation of large scale GIS database using satellite data for 500 towns under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS): A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, officials said.
K. N. Vyas takes over as Director, BARC
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IBNS) Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, Reactor Projects Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), K. N. Vyas, took over as Director, BARC on Tuesday from Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy.
NASA, UN announce final winner of #whyspacematters photo competition
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) As astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station draws to a close, NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are announcing the final winner of a global photography competition highlighting how the vantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet and provide benefits to humanity.
Fiji receives relief supplies in wake of Cyclone Winston as UN backs up Government response
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its work of providing international assistance to the Pacific islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 28 people dead and some 14,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres.
Graphic images may not scare smokers off cigarettes, says study
Illinois, Feb 23 (IBNS) Images of disease and suffering should move smokers to kick the habit – at least, that’s the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on cigarette packages in much of the world, and maybe someday in the U.S.
Fiji Cyclone: Death toll reaches 28
Suva, Feb 23 (IBNS) At least 28 people have died in the cyclone hit Fiji, according to reports.
Fiji: UN and Government assess needs in wake of ‘catastrophic’ Cyclone Winston
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its assessment of the needs for international assistance to the islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 21 people dead and more than 8,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres over the weekend.
NASA Global Hawk flies Pacific storm mission
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) Extreme weather predictions on the West Coast could become more accurate with help from NASA's remotely piloted Global Hawk. Flights to look at Pacific storms as they develop began Feb. 12.
NASA sees category 5 Southern Pacific tropical cyclone hit Fiji
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) NASA satellites provided data on Tropical Cyclone Winston before and after it made an historic landfall in eastern Fiji.
Harsh Vardhan, Y.S. Chowdary release Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi , Kolkata
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan released Seismic microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata in New Delhi on Monday.
European Nuclear researchers' delegation calls on Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) A delegation representing task force of “European Organization for Nuclear Researchâ€, known in French as “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire†(CERN) called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh here on Monday and discussed with him wide range of issues of mutual interest including the status of application put in by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, recently for the associate membership of CERN.
SOFIA begins fourth year of observations
California, Feb 22 (IBNS) NASA’s “flying†telescope, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aboard a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner, began its fourth series of science flights on Feb. 3.
Brain activity patterns during sleep consolidate memory: Study
London, Feb 22 (IBNS) A question on sleep and its importance was tackled by a new research at the University of Bristol that revealed how brain activity during sleep sorted through the huge number of experiences one encounters every day, filing only the important information in memory.
Fiji: UNICEF on stand-by with supplies and personnel in wake of Cyclone Winston
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck the island nation of Fiji Saturday night, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it is on stand-by to provide emergency supplies and additional personnel to support the Government as it works to determine critical needs.